Spike-puller.



C. L. PRY.

SPIKE FULLER.

APPLIOATION FILED PEB. 2G, 1912.

LLM ll, Patented Jan. 21; 1913.

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To all 107mm t may concern Be it known that I, CLARK zen of the United States, residing at OX- ;t'ord, in the county ofMarquette and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spike-Fullers, of which the followingis a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to spike pullers which are intended to be used by men working along` railroad tracks.

e object ol theinvention is to so construct the puller that when the spike is drawn out it will not be bent as now trequent-ly happens when spikes are drawn by means of devices which are now in use.

This invention comprises in brief, a standard which has aspike engaging plate slidaloly mounted in the lower portion, the plate being` raised by means of a lever pivot-ally mounted in the upper portion of the standard, and connected with the plate by means of a vertical rod.

In t-he drawings: Figure .1 is a view oi the spike puller, the standard and portions of the lever and spike engaging plate being,` shown in section. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the spike puller. plan view of the spike engaging plates taken along the line 3-3 in F ig. l. Fig. 4l is a vbottoni plan view of the standards. Fig. 5 is a section along the line 5-5 of Fig. 1.'

Referring to the accompanying` drawings, it will be seen that this invention comprises a standard 10 having, a reduced upper end 1l forming a hand-hold and provided near its upper end with a slot l2 forming a pivot housing for the lever 13, the lever being` mounted upon the pivot pin 14. The

lower portion of the standard carries a bracing cleat 15 and is provided with. a vertically extending slot 16, the slot being provided with undercut side walls so that the slot has a substantially dovetail shaped end A plate 17 is provided. with a dovetail 1.8 at its inner end which is positioned in the slot 16, so that the plate will be'slidably connected with the standard 10. The plate is provided at its outer end portion with a slot 19, and ledges 20 having inclined upper faces are at the lower portion of the slot so that the nail may be gripped.

Specification of Letters ratent. Application iled February 26, 1912.

L. F RY, a citi-v Fig. 3 is a top l`ftt^enteel Serial No. 679,955,

klt should be noted that the head of the nail will tit in the space above the ledges 20, and is held in place by the ledges. lt will, also, be noted that by having the upper faces of the ledges sloping that the ledges may he slipped partially beneath the head of the spike and the spike partially withdrawn so that a better grip may be obtained.

il pivot lug` 21 entends upwardly from thev central portion of" the plate 17, and is provided with an opening 'through which. i pivot pin 22 passes so that the vertical shaft 23 may be connected with the lug 2l. 'lhe lower end ot the shaft is provided with a head having arms 'w ich are posi-I tioned to each side oit the arms may he mounted upon e outer ends olf the pivot pin LQ. The upper end of the shaft 23 is mounted a pivot pin 226 between the arms 2? at the end. ot the levr El. 'Ill lt will be .seen that when the lever is locked upon its pivot pin llln that the plate 17 will be drawn up and down in tl e .slot 1G, and that the dovetail 1S prevents the plate troni ino ving1 away from the ndard. lt will also be ni -e that the cleat` l5 prevents the standard .from slipping* 'when drawing out a spike.

il'lhen using this inventiin is placed upon the tie 2li, ai raised so that the plate will permit the le leeg to be the head of the spike. if the spike driven into the tie very hard, the li simply placed a short distance bei. head of the spike, and the levi. moved so that the plate will he withdrznvvinl the spike a small ff. plate is then lowered airain, i inserted beneath the Ispike is entirely seated in the cnt above the ledges The l' grasped and the c so that the standa'. lever is then pushed down will hel drawn up thus spike by a vertical. inet spike is not bent when reine 'i' f It should also be noted when desired the pivotpin il@ maybe wit'idrawn and a new plate secured in. its place so that il? the plate becomes broken, a new plate may be easily supplied and it not hein: eeessary the lug' 2l, sothat ill to send the extractor to a Shop to have it repaired.

What is claimed isz- 1. A Spike puller of the characterv de-v 5 scribed comprising a standard provided with a slot adjacent its upper end and with a longitudinally extending groove inv its lower portion, the groove /beingvdovetail in cross section, a claw, a dovetail vheel extending rom said claw and sliding in said groove, a lever `pivotally mounted in said slot, and a rod pivotally connected with said 'claw and one end of said lever, Whereby said claw may be moved in said groove. 2S 2. A spike puller comprising a standard provided with a longitudinally extending under-cut groove' leading from its lower end, a sharpening cleat at the bottom of said standard extending the full Width of .2.o the standard, a claw provided with a slot in its outer end portion, a dovetail heel carried by said claw and slidably mounted in Said groove, a lever pivotally connected with the upper portion of 'said Standard, and a. rod connecting said lever with said claw. 25 3. A spike puller comprising a standard provided with a longitudinally .extending under-cut groove leading from its lower end, a claw provided Wit a longitudinally extendingvslo't in its outer portion having 30 an enlarged upper end portion to forni'a seat for a spike head, a pivot lug extending above said claw, a dovetail heel carried by said claw and slid-ably mounted in said groove, a lever pivotally connected with said 35 standard, and a rod having its upper end pivotally connected with said lever and its` lower end pivotally connected 'with vsaid pivot lug. In testimony 'whereof I hereunto aix my 40 signature in presence of4 two Witnesses.

Soofrr KEAGH; Pnor HUNT. 

